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Cartoning
Sanford sold on 'cell' concept (sidebar)
Initiating the âcellâ concept
January 31, 2001
Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials: Page 90
Cartoning
Sanford sold on 'cell' concept
In-line marker assembly and packaging, featuring an eight-station automatic heat-sealing unit, helps manufacturer increase production, save labor costs and meet just-in-time needs.
January 31, 2001
Cartoning
Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions: Packaging automation
Elau (Chicago, IL) has published a brochure on its PacDrive⢠systems integrator. Brochure includes customer testimonials, information on customer service and product highlights.
December 31, 2000
Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging
Blister standards higher than cap-and-vial, says HCPC
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has proposed a set of mandatory child-resistant packaging requirements for drugs that are switched from prescription to over-the-counter status.
December 31, 2000
Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials
P&G moisturizer sold in RPET
A clear clamshell made of recycled polyethylene terephthalate helps showcase the newest Oil of OlayÂŽ moisturizer from Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble. Thermoformed by Creative Forming (Ripon, WI), the clamshell recently earned an award in the Roll-fed/Consumer Housewares category in the 11th annual thermoforming competition sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers.
December 31, 2000
Secondary Packaging
Redesign puts twist into 'hip' trays
Smith & Nephewâs redesigned packaging for hip stems puts a product-securing twist to PETG trays, while foam inserts also keep the metal product secure.
December 31, 2000
Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging
Open up and say 'Ah'
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is looking into requiring child-resistant packaging for all over-the-counter cold and cough products.
December 31, 2000
Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging
Remedent's new package turns heads
Manufacturer of an unconventional toothbrush addresses consumer requests and increases sales with a switch from blister packaging to a clear PETG tube.
December 31, 2000
Flexibles
Flexo ink
Cartoncure flexo ink for folding cartons is said to promote adhesion on vinyl, PE coated board and other film substrates. Developed by Akzo Nobel (Manchester, England), ink benefits include lower viscosity, anti-penetration, anti-static and higher color strength.
November 30, 2000
Flexibles
'Plastics Packaging' molds students, professionals
With the World Wide Web, packaging students and professionals can quickly glean information. Thus, there seems to be little need for a book on the basics of plastics packaging, especially a 432-page tome whose only color printing appears on its hard cover (shown at right).
November 30, 2000
Cartoning
Pack Expo 2000 quick-changeover round-up
REPORTING FROM PACK EXPO: Every year machinery builders advertise quick-changeover packaging machines. As Packaging World editors walked the aisles at the recent Pack Expo show, we could not miss the new packaging machines that featured super-quick changeover times, which we'll arbitrarily define as 15 minutes or less. Here are some cartoners, case packers, a shrink bundler and a thermoformer that caught our attention.
October 31, 2000
Closures
Estee Lauder's promo display
REPORTING FROM PACK EXPO: In August, Estee Lauder chose a 3â-diameter tubed secondary container from Flex Products to display its skin care product promotion. Displayed at the Flex Products booth, the tube contains a folding carton-packaged product that's suspended inside.
October 31, 2000
Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials
Three-minute changeover thermoformer
REPORTING FROM PACK EXPO: Doyen Medipharm says its new tool-less changeover MT2500 thermoform packaging machine is the first to produce a range of pack sizes with a single set of seal tooling.
October 31, 2000
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